Name:William T. Riker
Position:First Officer
Age:29
Hair:black
Eyes:blue
Birth Place:Valdez,AK
Starfleet History
2353: joins starfleet academy
2357:graduates starfleet academy
2358:assigned to starship Pegasus as Ensign
2359:promoted to Lieutenant (jg) and assigned to Betazed
2361:promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to USS Potemkin
2361:promoted to Lieutenant Commander
2361:commended for "exceptional valor" for rescue on Nervala IV
2362-2363:promoted to Commander and named first officer of USS Hood
2364:offered command of the USS Drake
2364:reassigned to USS Enterprise-D as First Officer
Personal History
William Thomas Riker was born in Valdez, AK in the year 2335. His mother died when he very young and his father wasn't around much. Will wound up resenting his father and hasn't made peace with him. Will joined starfleet academy in the year 2353 at the age of 18. After graduating the academy in the year 2357, Will was assigned to the USS Pegasus as helmsman. The Pegasus was assumed destroyed in 2358 after a mutiny occured on the ship. Will sided with his captain and only a handful of people survived. It is believed that the surviving crew of the Pegasus withheld information in the JAG's investigation.
In 2359 Will was promoted to Ensign and assigned to Betazed. During his two years on Betazed he met and fell in love with Deanna Troi. After a two year tour of duty on Betazed Will was promoted to full Lieutenant and assigned as chief operations officer on the USS Potempkin.
While serving on the USS Potempkin Will leads an away team on Nervala IV to assist in the evacuation of scientists from a research station due a distortion field forming in the atmosphere.
In 2364 Will was assigned to the USS Enterprise as First Officer under Captain Picard.
